From the Desk

Perhaps you heard about President Barack Obama’s White House remarks this past Thursday. Or maybe you just heard about his tan suit.

Either way, Obama definitely made an impression on Americans through his address, although not many were left impressed.

During his speech, Obama spoke about the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and his plan for U.S. involvement in the crisis. Instead of offering a finite and promising plan of action, however, Obama admitted that “We don’t have a strategy yet.”

No strategy for dealing with the foremost terror organization in the world. No strategy for dealing with the terrorists who are killing people daily, including an American journalist.

Obviously, I do not have all the answers or the perfect plan for stopping the members of this horrible group. But, even if the Obama administration has yet to work out the details, no president should so quickly admit he does not have a plan. The phrase may not cause immediate problems, but at the very least, it does make the U.S. look unprepared.

Now compare Obama’s highlight of the week to British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Friday press conference on the issue.

In Cameron’s response to the international terror, he was straightforward and decisive, saying the group is a “greater threat to our security than we have seen before.” He added that “the root cause of this threat to our security is clear: it is a poisonous ideology of Islamic extremism that is condemned by all states.”

In addition to realistically assessing the situation, Cameron also had a plan. He outlined a strategy and enacted new measures to stop British-born jihadists, according to Fox News.

Quite the contrast to Obama’s remarks, and Obama did not stop his downward skid there.

When given the chance to rectify his gaffe the following night at a fundraiser, Obama again failed to realistically address the issue. During his short speech, Obama attributed much of America’s worry to social media.

“The world has always been messy,” Obama said. “In part, we’re just noticing now because of social media and our capacity to see in intimate detail the hardships that people are going through.”

It is true that social media has increased the amount of news Americans have been able to consume and that the sites have allowed us a closer look at the problems that go on around the world. However, whether Americans gain knowledge of the dire situations in the Middle East and other places through social media or through traditional news outlets is hardly the point. Obama, and all Americans, need to be realistic about what is going on around us and have a serious plan of action.

Moderator of Fox News’ “The Five” Greg Gutfeld simply summed up Obama’s major mistake during a segment of the show.

“This indecision makes Hamlet look resolute,” Gutfeld said.

I do not know about you, but I do not want to have my president compared to an unstable and unsure literary character.

Mr. President, be honest about what is happening around the world and do not hide behind social media. Make a plan quickly, and in the future, if you do not have one, please do not announce that to our enemies. And go ahead and ditch the tan suit too.